Posted January 12, 2023
Wouldn't some of you just love to be a fly on the wall, during negotiations GOG do with game providers, or just internal discussions of GOG and those providing games to GOG, and of course those who fail to provide or remove a game from GOG. Just so many things many of us would like to know about what goes on.
Alas we cannot in reality do that, and anything that was likely shared in place of it, would have some agenda behind it, and unless shared by all parties, not a little bias included.
We can however, speculate on what goes on.
And perhaps sometimes some us might even be right on the money.
Amongst all that I speculate about at GOG, games being removed for instance, is right up there, and I certainly have my views and opinions about it, along with whatever is reported as the reason.
Sometimes, it is made clear that a takeover is responsible. A supposed example of that is when Gearbox took over the Duke Nukem IP, and the related games were removed from GOG. There is always some kind of wheeling and dealing going on, and gaming companies being absorbed or split off etc. I do wonder about removals though, when they don't even have that excuse. And I certainly do have strong views on game companies that don't even provide to GOG or do so poorly or with less than desirable commitment.
So what good reason(s) can there be for removing a game from GOG, when there is no change of ownership factor?
I often speculate on that, and think about all the possibilities, from strained relationships, to disappointment and perhaps even the possibility of losses, and then maybe some impending exclusivity deal with the likes of Steam etc, perhaps not even with the game in question, but as part of a broader deal, that the game provider feels is too great to ignore financially. GOG of course, doesn't have a lot to bargain with, especially when up against the behemoth that is Steam.
I do ponder on strained relationships, and do wonder from time to time, because of threads here, and how lenient in all reality GOG are in the forum, whether that causes a problem for GOG with any game provider that might be being attacked or seriously criticized here. Many of us are well aware of how intolerant most other discussion sites and forums and stores can be.
Anyway, please join me in speculation. It is always interesting to see what others think, and perhaps ponder on things I haven't thought of before ... reasonable things that is. I'm sure I am not alone in this.
Alas we cannot in reality do that, and anything that was likely shared in place of it, would have some agenda behind it, and unless shared by all parties, not a little bias included.
We can however, speculate on what goes on.
And perhaps sometimes some us might even be right on the money.
Amongst all that I speculate about at GOG, games being removed for instance, is right up there, and I certainly have my views and opinions about it, along with whatever is reported as the reason.
Sometimes, it is made clear that a takeover is responsible. A supposed example of that is when Gearbox took over the Duke Nukem IP, and the related games were removed from GOG. There is always some kind of wheeling and dealing going on, and gaming companies being absorbed or split off etc. I do wonder about removals though, when they don't even have that excuse. And I certainly do have strong views on game companies that don't even provide to GOG or do so poorly or with less than desirable commitment.
So what good reason(s) can there be for removing a game from GOG, when there is no change of ownership factor?
I often speculate on that, and think about all the possibilities, from strained relationships, to disappointment and perhaps even the possibility of losses, and then maybe some impending exclusivity deal with the likes of Steam etc, perhaps not even with the game in question, but as part of a broader deal, that the game provider feels is too great to ignore financially. GOG of course, doesn't have a lot to bargain with, especially when up against the behemoth that is Steam.
I do ponder on strained relationships, and do wonder from time to time, because of threads here, and how lenient in all reality GOG are in the forum, whether that causes a problem for GOG with any game provider that might be being attacked or seriously criticized here. Many of us are well aware of how intolerant most other discussion sites and forums and stores can be.
Anyway, please join me in speculation. It is always interesting to see what others think, and perhaps ponder on things I haven't thought of before ... reasonable things that is. I'm sure I am not alone in this.
Post edited January 12, 2023 by Timboli
